title: Neuro-ophthalmologic side-effects of systemic medications.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Systemic medications may cause side-effects manifesting primarily as neuro-ophthalmologic problems. It is paramount for the physician to be updated on both well recognized and novel associations between drugs and their potential adverse reactions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There is a growing list of medications that can cause pupil dilation, pupil constriction, dyschromatopsia, worsening of ocular myasthenia gravis, posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy syndrome, pseudotumor cerebri, disturbances in eye movements, accommodation problems, or optic neuropathy. This is partly due to the increasing number of drugs available in each class, but also to the increased recognition of neuro-ophthalmological disorders.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This review discusses neuro-ophthalmological problems and the medications that may precipitate them.
authors.affiliation: aDepartment of Neurology, NorthShore University Health System, Glenview bUniversity of Illinois College of Medicine cDepartment of Neurology and Neuro-ophthalmology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: John H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Pula
authors.forename: Angela M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.forename: Jorge C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Kattah
mesh_terms: D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations
chemical_list: D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations